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Hot Hits
A Chorus Line
Signature TheatreThru Jan. 4, 2020 This non-stop showcase with one of the largest casts in Signature history is the one singular sensation for the holiday season.
Washington Performing Arts: Kian Soltani
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22, 2020 He joins acclaimed pianist Julio Elizalde for a program that ranges from Beethoven’s spirited fifth cello sonata to Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing Fratres.
Come From Away
The Kennedy CenterDec. 10, 2019 – Jan. 5, 2020 Takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them.
Gloria! A Baroque Italian Christmas
Saint Mark's Episcopal ChurchDec. 13 – 18 Folger Consort journeys to Venice for the holiday's with Vivaldi's beloved Gloria in D, RV589.
Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars
StrathmoreFri. Jan 31, 2020 Devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music.
Washington Performing Arts: Damien Sneed
Sixth & ISat. Dec 7 Pianist, organist, vocalist, conductor, composer, producer, arranger, and educator Damien Sneed does it all.
NSO Pops: Game ON!
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 8, 2020 Mesmerizing celebration of symphonic video game music in its world premiere.
A Jazz New Year's Eve: Branford Marsalis
The Kennedy CenterTue. Dec 31 Ring in 2020 in style when our always popular A Jazz New Year’s Eve returns to the Terrace Theater.
Manual Cinema: No Blue Memories, The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
StrathmoreFri. Jan 24, 2020 Manual Cinema tells her story through shadow puppetry, silhouetted actors, and live music.
Sinbad
StrathmoreFri. Dec 13 Beloved comedian and actor Sinbad has been making audiences laugh for more than three decades.
A Motown Christmas
Signature TheatreThru Dec. 21 The holidays get a smooth new groove when delivered motown style in a fun, upbeat and soulful yuletide treat.
The Hip Hop Nutcracker
StrathmoreDec. 17 – 19 Join Maria-Clara and the Nutcracker Prince as they set off for a magical adventure…in modern day New York City.
Spotlights
NSO: Handel's Messiah
The Kennedy CenterDec. 19 – 22
National Philharmonic: Handel's Messiah
StrathmoreDec. 21 – 22
NSO Pops: A Holiday Pops! with Leslie Odom, Jr.
The Kennedy CenterDec. 13 – 14
Judy Chicago—The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020
National Philharmonic: Holiday Singin' Pops
StrathmoreFri. Dec 6
Washington Performing Arts: Anne-Sophie Mutter
The Kennedy CenterSat. Feb 1, 2020
Washington Performing Arts: Melissa Aldana
Sixth & ISat. Feb 15, 2020
Native Art Market 2019
Smithsonian National Museum of the American IndianDec. 7 – 8
Live Dangerously
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20, 2020
A Christmas Carol
Mulitz-Gudelsky Theatre LabDec. 6 – 29
The Second City's Love, Factually
The Kennedy CenterThru Dec. 29
Washington Performing Arts: MLK Tribute Concert
The Kennedy CenterSun. Jan 26, 2020
